Hosting Leader Partners With Mississippi Governor's Office, Raises Funds

C I Host, a global leader in Web hosting and data center operations, today announced it is partnering with the Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Fund to host www.mississippirecovery.com to raise financial aid for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

"There is nothing we can do that is enough. No one can," said Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host. "Like her neighbors, Mississippi was decimated, and we want to ensure that victims in Mississippi are not obscured in the shadows as other areas get more media coverage."

The site is up and functioning securely. Mississippi Hurricane Recover Fund primarily requests financial donations, although a call center and warehouse have been established to assist with the distribution of supplies depending on the ever-changing needs among storm victims.

"C I Host has been a great partner to Mississippi. They have given us a valuable tool so our friends can contribute to the fund conveniently and securely," Governor Haley Barbour said.

The Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Fund will raise and disburse funds to help with recovery costs by supplementing the coverage provided by insurance, government funding, and immediate relief organizations. It will provide grants for the benefit of Mississippians who are affected as a result of this disaster.

Accordingly, C I Host will send a call to action to its 220,000 clients, suggesting donations. In addition, the hosting leader will contribute $10 to the Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Fund for every new Web hosting customer for the next 90 days.

About C I Host:
C I Host (www.cihost.com), based in the Dallas/Fort Worth market, is a global Web hosting and Internet solutions provider serving 220,000 individual consumers and businesses in 192 countries worldwide. C I Host's headquarters and Network Operations Center are in Bedford, Texas, and the company operates additional diverse data centers in Los Angeles, Chicago and Newark, N.J. with a data center planned to open in London this year.

Contact:
D. Kent Pingel
VP, Corporate Communications & PR
888-868-9931, ext. 7006
kentp@cihost.com

Source: C I Host
Web Site: www.mississippirecovery.com